Emily Hacker, a threat intelligence analyst at Microsoft, working on the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center, joins Stephanie, Ilana, and Evan on this week's episode of Secure the Job: Breaking into Security. Emily's team helps anticipate, pre-empt, and respond to different incidents on the front lines of customers' networks. Emily discusses the role threat intelligence plays within cybersecurity, the challenges of tracking cyber criminals, and the importance of soft skills on the job.  

In This Episode You Will Learn:     

• What Emily finds the most interesting about her work  
• What changes need to happen for us to get ahead of cybercriminals  
• How Emily ended up working for the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center  

Some Questions We Ask:     

• What are some of the biggest trends you’ve seen in the last few months?   
• How would you define threat intelligence?   
• If you had to explain your job to an average joe, how would you explain it?   

Resources:    

Follow Emily on Twitter  

View Emily Hacker on LinkedIn  

View Stephanie Machuca on LinkedIn  

View Ilana Basman on LinkedIn  

View Evan Brown on LinkedIn  

Related Microsoft Podcasts:                   

Listen to: Uncovering Hidden Risks    

Listen to: Afternoon Cyber Tea with Ann Johnson   

Listen to: Security Unlocked     

Listen to: Security Unlocked: CISO Series with Bret Arsenault       

Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at microsoft.com/podcasts  

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